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Neutron reactions and nuclear cosmo-chronology
- Source :
- Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics, International Workshop on Nuclear Physics 28th Course-Radioactive Beams, Nuclear Dynamics and Astrophysics, International Workshop on Nuclear Physics 28th Course-Radioactive Beams, Nuclear Dynamics and Astrophysics, Sep 2006, Erice, Italy. pp.165-173, ⟨10.1016/j.ppnp.2006.12.014⟩, UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya, instname
- Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- The beta-decay of Re-187 (t(1/2) = 42.3 Gyr) represents a suited cosmo-chronometer for the age of the r-process abundances, since the radiogenic part of the daughter isotope (OS)-O-187 is defined by the difference between the solar Os-187 abundance and s-process contribution to Os-187. The latter component can be determined via the s-process systematics based on the stellar neutron capture cross sections of Os-186 and Os-187. The laboratory cross section of Os-187 requires a significant correction for the effect of the low-lying excited state at 9.75 keV, which is strongly populated under stellar conditions. This theoretical correction can be improved by an experimental cross section for inelastic scattering to the 9.75 keV state. High resolution time-of-flight measurements of (n, gamma) cross sections of (OS)-O-186,187,188 from I eV to I MeV at CERN n-TOF facility are reported. The inferred stellar cross sections differ from previously recommended values. In addition, the inelastic scattering cross section has been measured at 30 keV neutron energy via time-of-flight at the Karlsruhe 3.7 MV Van de Graaff. The implications of these results for the Re/Os clock are discussed. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. ispartof: Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics vol:59 issue:1 pages:165-173 ispartof: location:ITALY, Erice status: published
- Subjects :
- stars
Neutron capture
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Estels -- Estructura
Inelastic scattering
[PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex]
01 natural sciences
Nuclear physics
Stellar cross sections
Cross section (physics)
0103 physical sciences
Stars--Structure
Neutron cross section
Neutron
cross-sections
capture
010303 astronomy & astrophysics
milky-way
isotopes
Physics
Neutrons
Física [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC]
Re/Os cosmo-chronometer
010308 nuclear & particles physics
stellar cross sections
nucleosynthesis
inelastic scattering
Neutron temperature
re/os cosmo-chronometer
age
13. Climate action
r-process
Atomic physics
s-process
s process
neutron capture
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Volume :
- 59
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....685be6d88330382d2197771876ef9cbf